Speech data storage organizing system using form field indicators

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for capturing and storing speech data records comprising: means for storing parts of a speech data record in a plurality of form fields; means for the user to input form field indicators; means for recognizing form field indicators; wherein the system is operable to store speech data in a speech data record in the form fields according to said indicators.

I claim: 
     
       1. A system for capturing and storing speech data records comprising: a speech input device;   speech data storage for storing parts of a speech data record in one of a plurality of categories and in a plurality of form fields defined for each said category;   indicator interpreters for recognising category indicators and form field indicators from information provided as a selection by the user at the time of capture of a speech record; wherein the system is operable to store speech data of a speech data record in the form fields of a particular category according to said category indicators and said form field indicators.     
     
     
       2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the indicators are keywords spoken by the user and the system includes memory for storing a set of key words and a keyword recognizer for recognising a key word when spoken. 
     
     
       3. A system according to claim 2 further comprising: a keyword marker detector for detecting a keyword marker in speech data;   a key word recognition trigger to initiate key word recognition on speech data associated with the keyword marker; and   a speech data organizer for storing speech data according to the identity of the associated keyword.   
     
     
       4. A system according to claim 3 wherein the keyword marker is a pause of predetermined duration in the speech data. 
     
     
       5. A system according to claim 3 wherein the keyword marker is generated by the user operating a predefined input device. 
     
     
       6. A method for capturing and storing speech data records comprising the steps of: providing a speech input device and capturing speech data therewith;   providing user-selectable speech data storage areas for categories of speech information;   recording records of distinct speech data blocks in a category, the category being organized into a plurality of predetermined form fields;   identifying separate portions of a speech data record;   recognizing form field indicators provided by the user during capture of the speech record indicating which form field a particular portion of a speech data record is to be stored in; and   storing particular portions of the speech data record into form fields according to the indication provided by the user.   
     
     
       7. The method of claim 6 wherein the indicators are previously established keywords spoken by the user. 
     
     
       8. The method of claim 7 further comprising the steps of: detecting keyword markers in speech data;   recognizing keywords in speech data associated with a keyword marker;   storing portions of the speech data record in form fields according to the identity of the associated keyword recognized therewith.   
     
     
       9. The method of claim 8 wherein a keyword marker is a pause of predetermined duration in the speech data record. 
     
     
       10. The method of claim 6, further including the steps of: recognizing category indicators provided by the user during capture of the speech record indicating which category of speech a distinct speech data block is associated with, and   storing the portions of the speech data record into the predetermined form fields of the category indicated by the user.   
     
     
       11. The method of claim 10, wherein in the step of storing particular portions of the speech data record into form fields of the indicated category, one or more form fields of the indicated category may be left empty. 
     
     
       12. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is operable such that when a speech data record is stored in the form fields of a particular category, one or more of the form fields of that category may be left empty. 
     
     
       13. A system for capturing and storing speech data records comprising: a speech data input device for inputting a speech data record from a user;   a form field indicator input device for inputting a plurality of form field indicators spoken by the user;   a form field indication recognizer for recognizing the plurality of form field indicators spoken by the user; and   a form field distributor for distributing portions of the speech data record to be stored in one or more form fields according to the form field indicators spoken by the user.   
     
     
       14. A system according to claim 13 further comprising: a keyword marker detector for detecting a keyword marker in speech data;   a keyword recognition trigger for triggering key word recognition on speech data associated with the keyword marker; and   a speech data organizer for storing speech data according to the identity of the associated keyword.   
     
     
       15. A system according to claim 14 wherein the keyword marker is a pause of predetermined duration in the speech data. 
     
     
       16. A system according to claim 14 wherein the keyword marker is generated by the user operating a predefined input device. 
     
     
       17. A system according to claim 13 wherein the form field indicators are determined prior to capturing and storing the speech data record, and the form field indicators are selected by the user. 
     
     
       18. A system according to claim 17 wherein the speech data record is stored in association with one or more of the previously determined form field indicators. 
     
     
       19. A system according to claim 15, further comprising a category indicator input device for inputting a plurality of category indicators spoken by the user, wherein: particular categories have a plurality of form fields associated therewith,   each speech data record is stored in one or more of the form fields associated with a particular category, and   the user may select one of a plurality of categories in which to store a speech data record by speaking a category indicator associated with a particular category.